Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical (MIS) techniques offer neurosurgeons a great improvement in working conditions to achieve effective neurosurgery and an improved outcome for patient conditions including:

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery (MIS) is not just the sole use of a microscope during a conventional neurosurgical exploration. It is an entirely new surgical discipline and concept requiring the use of a mobile counter-balanced operating microscope, and necessitating mastery of indirect eye-hand interaction which can only be acquired in a specially equipped laboratory.

Counter-balanced mobile operating microscope equipped with T.V. camera and monitors to enhance and promote team work in the operating room between surgeon, neuroanesthesiologist, nurses, and technicians.

Tactics to operating within a key-hole approach performing the procedures as mentioned above; but, under more difficult conditions, for example plastic boxes of different heights (5-12 cm) and with narrow openings cm diameter) simulate deep narrow approaches within and around the brain. RACS workshops and accredited Microneurosurgical courses. Also Da Vinci robotic surgical techniques used in Urology.

Delicate and controlled manipulations within the confines of a small gap and using a self-retaining protective brain retractor.

Training the use and applications of the bipolar coagulator and microsuction equipment.